"What
Causes the Weather?" - About.com
Article reviews the basics behind the causes of weather, focusing
on the uneven heating of the Earth and the Earth's rotation. Also
reviews the first law of equilibrium, which explains the physics
of why warm air rises.

"Stability
and Cloud Development" - John Hannan, Florida State University
Reviews the mechanisms that cause air to rise.
Includes a graphic that illustrates convective uplift, orographic
uplift, frontal wedging, and convergence.

Development of a Thunderstorm

"The
Thunderstorm" - National Weather Service - NOAA
Defines and gives facts on thunderstorms, explains the conditions
necessary for thunderstorm development, the stages of a thunderstorm,
and types of thunderstorms.

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